Shorts aircraft since 1900

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From the first spherical balloons made by Eustace and Oswald Short after visiting the Paris exhibition in 1900, the author traces the brothers' progress as engineers to the Aero Club till Wilbur Wright's arrival in France in 1908 and their consequent change over from balloons to aeroplanes - a decision heartily endorsed by their gifted eldest brother Horace, who joined them to set up the world's first aircraft production line. The book gives brief histories and where possible line drawings and photographs of the following aircraft: Short-Wright biplanes; Short No.1, 2 and 3; Pusher Biplanes (1910-14); Twin-engined biplanes (1911-13); Early Short monoplanes (1912); Tractor biplanes (1910-12); Tractor seaplanes (1912-14); Types 166, 184 , 827 and 830; Bomber (1915-16); 310 hp seaplanes (1916-19); Experimental Scouts N.2A and N.2B; Shirl; Cromarty; Sporting Type seaplane; Silver streak; Springbok; Gnosspelius Gull; Cockle and Satellite; Mussel; Singapore I; Chamois, Stergeon and Gurnard; Crusader; Calcutta; Rangoon; Valetta; Singapore II and II; Sarafand; Kawanishi K.F.1; Kent and Scylla; R.24/31 (Knuckleduster); Scion; Scion Senior; Mayo Composite; Empire boat; Golden hind; S.32; Sunderland and seaford; Stirling; Shetland; Hythe, Sandringham and Solent; Sturgeon and S.B.3; Nimbus; Sperrin; Sealand; Sherpa; S.B.5; Seamew; Vertical take-off aircraft; Belfast and; Skyvan.

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